An Ayrshire mum who claims she was left in agony after a botched back operation performed by Mainds almost six years ago was also shocked by the comments made by Doreen.

The woman, who does not want to be identified, said: “It’s terrible. I do not think the word celebration is one that should be used in these circumstances. This man should not be allowed to practise medicine.”

To rub salt into the wounds of Mainds’s victims, his wife’s Facebook pals passed on their congratulations.

Jonathan Tait said: “Grand news indeed! Alcohol mandatory!”

The Mainds’ daughter Lorna gushed: “I have never felt relief like this before in my life! Can’t wait to be home to celebrate all things good in life!”

Helen Lovatt told Doreen: “Fantastic news and pleased you can put it all behind you.”

And Alison Ferguson said: “Glad to hear the good news. Hope you enjoyed the celebrations.”

Last week, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) ruled that Mainds, of Arran, had failed to provide “good clinical care” to nine patients at Ross Hall private hospital in Glasgow in 2008 and 2009.

He misplaced screws, did inappropriate surgery and performed an op, despite a normal MRI scan.

The MPTS found Mainds’s fitness to practise impaired due to misconduct but decided his errors were not so serious that he should be struck off.

After the decision, other patients contacted the Record with claims that the 56-year-old’s surgery had caused untold misery and pain for years.

And it emerged that the NHS gave a cash settlement 16 years ago to a victim of Mainds, even though the MPTS panel heard he had an unblemished record before 2008.